Mysterious Binary Blobs that make your Phone Unsafe - Rob Braxman Tech
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Date: 2022-03-20
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Miau
1. You can somewhat easily install a microphone switch in a phone with just one mic: simply solder a tiny reed relay (NO) between the microphone wire going from mic to the SOC. Then keep the phone near a magnet i. e. in a holster to kill the mic. This won't stop the accelerometer, which can be used as a crude mic, but I guess it'll be enough for Google &co.
2. AMD also has management engine in newer CPU's. It's just called differently.
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1. You can somewhat easily install a microphone switch in a phone with just one mic: simply solder a tiny reed relay (NO) between the microphone wire going from mic to the SOC. Then keep the phone near a magnet i. e. in a holster to kill the mic. This won't stop the accelerometer, which can be used as a crude mic, but I guess it'll be enough for Google &co.
2. AMD also has management engine in newer CPU's. It's just called differently.
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Frostie-Flake
The baseband SOC is tied to carriers and there is the issue CHINA TELECOM can get all of certain types of data including customer financial data passed in carrier to carrier handshake. YES, CARRIERS CAN UPDATE AND DOWNLOAD POTENTIAL LIMITED SPY CAPABILITIES UNDER CALEA (Communications Assistance to Law Enforcement Act, pretty much global and both Google and Apple can control many elements to your phone.
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The baseband SOC is tied to carriers and there is the issue CHINA TELECOM can get all of certain types of data including customer financial data passed in carrier to carrier handshake. YES, CARRIERS CAN UPDATE AND DOWNLOAD POTENTIAL LIMITED SPY CAPABILITIES UNDER CALEA (Communications Assistance to Law Enforcement Act, pretty much global and both Google and Apple can control many elements to your phone.
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Neil
I don't believe Kill switches would solve maliciousness on the baseband modem / wifi but what I do know is purism stated their efforts with the Librem5 is to isolate at least the baseband modem from the processor running the OS so that at least the system interacting with the blobs can be kept provably integral of it
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I don't believe Kill switches would solve maliciousness on the baseband modem / wifi but what I do know is purism stated their efforts with the Librem5 is to isolate at least the baseband modem from the processor running the OS so that at least the system interacting with the blobs can be kept provably integral of it
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Crime
Is it illegal under copyright law to reverse engineer Binary Blobs FOR THE REASON of evaluating security privacy AND safety as required under current state and US laws? Can you employ Zenmap, Nmap or other tools to evaluate the ports, protocols ( include port knocking) used by these -Binary Blobs-?
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Is it illegal under copyright law to reverse engineer Binary Blobs FOR THE REASON of evaluating security privacy AND safety as required under current state and US laws? Can you employ Zenmap, Nmap or other tools to evaluate the ports, protocols ( include port knocking) used by these -Binary Blobs-?
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Bud
Having binary blobs in anything is the same thing as people having the keys into your home.
Blobs = lack of control and lack of privacy.
Blobs = someone else deciding what your device does.
Blobs = someone else's ability to creep on your device.
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Having binary blobs in anything is the same thing as people having the keys into your home.
Blobs = lack of control and lack of privacy.
Blobs = someone else deciding what your device does.
Blobs = someone else's ability to creep on your device.
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John
The real question is what are all these companies and Government agencies doing with this info? I know one thing it is not about selling us stuff that is for sure. Keep digging Rob this a really deep rabbit hole.
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The real question is what are all these companies and Government agencies doing with this info? I know one thing it is not about selling us stuff that is for sure. Keep digging Rob this a really deep rabbit hole.
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Catalina
No meguta la casas en ha guas no meda miedo no meguta ese casa gue susto meda meguta un piso en la mi ciudad en buen sitio de lujo pero nada mas
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No meguta la casas en ha guas no meda miedo no meguta ese casa gue susto meda meguta un piso en la mi ciudad en buen sitio de lujo pero nada mas
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Spectemur
Rob, I'm still using a Blackberry Bold 9900, as long as 3g remains. The only connection I keep on is cell, no data! Any thoughts?
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Rob, I'm still using a Blackberry Bold 9900, as long as 3g remains. The only connection I keep on is cell, no data! Any thoughts?
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itech
Epstein didnt kill himself.
Also,
I hope they dont do to you what they did to everyone who has too much information to share
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Epstein didnt kill himself.
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I hope they dont do to you what they did to everyone who has too much information to share
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